On this episode of Howie Doin’, I was joined by Jon Finkel.
Jon is a writer and author of books 1996: A Biography, Hoops Heist, The Life of Dad, Jocks in Chief, The Athlete, Heart Over Height, “Mean” Joe Green, among others.
He’s written for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, GQ, Details, NY Times, AskMen.com, ComedyCentral.com, Bodybuilding.com, ThePostGame.com.
Jon has written autobiographies on:
* Nate Robinson
* Charlie Ward
* Mean Joe Greene
His book Jocks in Chief ranks every United States president by athletic ability (no right or left wing biases included!).
He also writes a newsletter “Books and Biceps” that comes out every Friday at 11:11 am.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
* Creating things inspired by what you’re interested in
* Taking an untraditional path
* A quality Father / Son relationship
* Starting from 0 and grinding your way to the top
* Treating your job as if someone is paying you a lot of money to do it
* Putting systems in place to slowly evolve into the person you want to become
Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro to Jon Finkel
(1:40) - How he formulates writing ideas
(4:00) - Embarking on an untraditional path
(9:20) - Jon’s relationship with his Dad
(13:06) - Living up to expectations
(15:40) - The greatest piece Jon’s ever written
(20:05) - The mental approach to publishing a book (Jocks in Chief)
(24:38) - Flipping his mindset to “Jon Finkel Publishing”
(27:55) - Putting systems in place to overcome laziness
(29:45) - Setting quarterly goals
Where can you learn more about Jon Finkel?
jonfinkel.com
Weekly Newsletter: Books & Biceps
@Jon_Finkel on X.com
Check out Jon’s favorite piece of writing - The Night the Driveway Basketball Legend Was Born
Lastly, don’t forget to check out Jon’s upcoming Auto-biography on “Macho Man” Randy Savage! Coming out in Spring 2024.
